Ter Stegen Saves and Puig Scores As Barca Reach Super Cup Final
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Sports Friday, January 15, 2021 11 GUILLAMBERT GUIDES TAXIWALA TO MUAITHER CUP WIN Osama Omer Al Dafea-owned & trained Taxiwala (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor x It’s True) won the Muaither Cup on turf at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Al Rayyan Park on Thursday. Jockey JP Guillambert rode the 4YO gelding to a neck win in the 5f run for Thoroughbreds at QREC’s 26th race meeting. Izzthatright, guided by Michael Forest, finished as the runners-up. The third place was secured by Zyzzyva, ridden by Tomas Lukasek. Earlier, Mohammed Bin Fahad Al Attiya’s Goldamer completed a double after winning Purebred Arabian Handicap (0-95). Soufiane Saadi rode the Alban de Mieulle-trained 5YO horse to a ¾ length win in the mile run. The Purebred Arabian Novice Plate event saw Ginkeau, ridden by Alberto Sanna, claiming the title 1½ length win in the 2200m run. AJS Al Aredh, with Saleh Salem Al Marri in the saddle, was victorious in Purebred Arabian Claiming Race as the Mohammed Ghazali-trained 6YO gelding registered a ½ length win in the 7f run. QREC Racing Manager Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi presented trophies to the winners and Taxiwala-owner representative Mansour Al Shahwani(centre). (TNN) Ter Stegen saves and Puig scores as Barca reach Super Cup final DPA BARCELONA MARC-ANDRE ter Stegen was the hero as Barcelona won their Spanish Super Cup semi- Brazil’s Santos Lucas Verissimo (centre) and teammates celebrate after final on penalties against Real defeating Argentina’s Boca Juniors 3-0 in their Copa Libertadores semi- Sociedad on Wednesday. final at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos, Brazil, on Wednesday. (AFP) The game was 1-1 after 90 minutes with Mikel Oyarza- bal’s penalty cancelling out Brazilian duel in Copa Frenkie de Jong’s opener. Ter Stegen made a stun- ning save from Mikel Merino Libertadores final: in extra time and then kept out three penalties as Barcelona won the shoot-out 3-2. Santos meet Palmeiras Real Madrid play Athletic Bilbao in the final four’s sec- DPA where he started his career in ond semi-final on Thursday BERLIN the youth academy in 2003 with the winners meeting Bar- and played until 2013. celona in the final on Sunday. SANTOS set up an all-Brazil- On Tuesday, Palmeiras Injured Lionel Messi ian Copa Libertadores final booked a ticket to the final watched from the touchline of against Rio de Janeiro city despite a 2-0 defeat to River Cordoba’s Nuevo El Arcangel rivals Palmeiras thanks to a Plate, Boca’s arch-rivals in stadium as Ter Stegen stood convincing 3-0 win over Ar- Buenos Aires, thanks to a 3-0 strong against the Basque side. gentinia’s Boca Juniors on first leg triumph. First he saved Real Socie- Barcelona players celebrate their victory after the penalty shoot-out in Spanish Super Cup semi final against Real Sociedad at the Nuevo Arcan- Wednesday at the Vila Belmi- The Libertadores final will dad’s first kick from Jon Bau- gel Stadium in Cordoba on Wednesday. (AFP) ro stadium. be played on January 30 in the tista. De Jong then missed the Following a 0-0 away draw legendary Maracana stadium chance to put Barcelona ahead. in the final. to head past Remiro. At the start of extra time served the win,” said the Ger- in the first leg last week, San- in Rio without spectators due Up stepped the usually Mikel Merino scored but Real Sociedad were level Joseba Zaldua had a shot bril- man keeper. “We are happy tos had no trouble in secur- to the coronavirus pandemic. infallible Oyarzabal but he Antoine Griezmann blazed six minutes after the restart liantly saved by Ter Stegen. but we can’t get carried away. ing a spot in the final at their After a six-month break due missed his first ever penalty over. Adnan Januzaj scored when De Jong handled in the Substitute Januzaj then We should be winning these home ground. to the coronavirus pandemic with Ter Stegen saving. but midfielder Riqui Puig slot- area and referee Jose Luis ran half the length of the pitch games.” Losing captain Oyar- Midfielder Diego Pituca the Copa Libertadores resumed Ousmane Dembele was ted in the last spot-kick and Munuera Montero pointed to but sent his shot wide of the zabal said: “We would have opened the scoring in the first play in September 2020. the first to score running up Real Sociedad were beaten. the spot. far post. like to go through. half, while midfielder Yeferson Santos have won three to strike with one foot and In normal time Barcelona Oyarzabal stepped up to The former Manchester Going out this way hurts Soltedo and winger Lucas Braga previous South American burying his kick with the oth- had taken the lead on 38 min- score past Ter Stegen. It was United winger then hit Ter even more but I am very also hit the net after the break. championships, most recent- er. And when Willian Jose hit utes when Martin Braithwaite his 18th penalty converted. He Stegen’s post with a free-kick. proud of the team. If there is Paris Saint-Germain play- ly in 2011, while Palmeiras the post and Miralem Pjanic played Griezmann down the would miss his first ever in the But Ter Stegen came to the another penalty to take to- er Neymar celebrated in a are chasing just their second scored Barcelona were almost left and he crossed for De Jong shoot-out. fore in the shoot-out. “We de- morrow I will take it.” video call with his former club, crown after 1999. Quick read England skittle out Lanka for 135 How the tide could turn India’s Andy Murray AGENCIES tests positive GALLE (SRI LANKA) Scoreboard way at the Gabba: Brett Lee for coronavirus Sri Lanka (1st Innings) AS many as 12 wickets fell on Lahiru Thirimanne c Bairstow b Broad ...................4 AGENCIES BERLIN: The Australian Open an eventful opening day in Kusal Perera c Root b Bess ................................ 20 BRISBANE said it has been advised by Galle as England went into Kusal Mendis c Buttler b Broad .............................0 Angelo Mathews c Root b Broad ......................... 27 former world No.1 tennis player stumps at 127/2, trailing Sri Dinesh Chandimal c Curran b Leach .................. 28 BRETT Lee says India would Andy Murray that he has tested Lanka by just eight runs, in Niroshan Dickwella c Sibley b Bess .................... 12 become favourites to win the positive for the coronavirus. the first Test of the two-match Dasun Shanaka c Buttler b Bess ........................ 23 Border-Gavaskar series at the Murray, 33, is now a major PWH de Silva b Bess ..........................................19 series on Wednesday. Dilruwan Perera b Bess ..........................................0 Gabba if Australia is missing doubt for the Melbourne Grand Sri Lanka were bundled Lasith Embuldeniya run out (Leach) ......................0 both Will Pucovski and David Slam delayed to February 8 out for 135 – their lowest first- Asitha Fernando not out ........................................0 Warner for the decider. due to the global pandemic. innings total in Galle – after Extras: (lb1, nb1) ..................................................2 One of those pieces has TOTAL: (All Out, 46.1 overs) .......................... 135 All players arriving in Austral- opting to bat, with Dom Bess Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 6.3 ov), 2-16 already fallen with Tim Paine ian must undergo a two-week claiming his second five-for England spinner Dom Bess (Kusal Mendis, 6.5 ov), 3-25 (Kusal Perera, 10.2 ov), confirming on Thursday that quarantine period and the Open in Test cricket, after Stuart claimed his second five-for in 4-81 (Angelo Mathews, 28.6 ov), 5-81 (Dinesh Pucovski has been ruled said Murray, who is isolating, Broad, picked in the XI over Test cricket. (@ICC) Chandimal, 29.2 ov), 6-105 (Niroshan Dickwella, 38.1 out of the fourth Test with a The Indian team at the Gabba cricket stadium in Brisbane. ov), 7-126 (Dasun Shanaka, 42.3 ov), 8-126 will now be unable to travel on Jimmy Anderson, dismantled (Dilruwan Perera, 42.5 ov), 9-130 (Lasith Embuldeniya, shoulder injury. flights chartered by the tourna- Sri Lanka’s batting line-up. they’ve faced in their Galle for- 43.5 ov), 10-135 (PWH de Silva, 46.1 ov). The other piece India er Marcus Harris will replace “I don’t think a win at the ment. American Madison Keys The England batsmen then tress. Bowling: Broad ..... 9-3-20-3; Sam Curran 4-2-8-0; would need to fall is Warner, Pucovski in the Australian XI, Gabba is a miracle (for India), meanwhile also said she had made up most of the deficit be- Sri Lanka were dealt an Mark Wood 6-1-21-0; Dom Bess 10.1-3-30-5; Jack who played the third Test still while there is no update on I think it’s a real possibility, Leach 17-2-55-1 (nb1). tested positive and “would not fore the stumps were drawn, early blow when it emerged England (1st Innings) hampered by a groin injury Warner’s fitness, although he’s especially if Australia are a be able to play” in the coming despite a difficult start. The their captain, opener Dimuth Zak Crawley c de Silva b Embuldeniya ...................9 and made scores of 5 and 13. expected to play. couple short in their bating weeks. (DPA) visitors lost Dom Sibley in Karunaratne, was ruled out Dom Sibley c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya ...............4 Speaking to foxsports.com. Either way, Pucovski’s in- line up,” Lee said.